US Midterms 2026
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Sheldon Neeley, a Democrat and former state representative who has been mayor of Flint, Michigan, since 2019, is seeking another term in the 2026 mayoral election.
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Tonya Burns is not mentioned in the article. The piece centers on Flint Mayor Sheldon Neeley welcoming UniverSoul Circus to Flint for a two-hour Circus Camp at Flint Southwestern Classical Academy, engaging about 400…
BurnsBurns said she wants to bring the community together to address issues including housing, public safety and economic development.
BurnsFlint’s Mayor Sheldon Neeley is honored with a new “Mayor Neeley Signature Sandwich” at Hoffman’s Deco Deli & Cafe.
BurnsThe article reports that Flint’s largest employee union and the police sergeants ratified labor agreements, with Mayor Sheldon Neeley highlighting the importance of a productive relationship between city leadership and…
BurnsFlint Mayor Sheldon Neeley emphasizes the importance of exposing young students to cultural practices and the performing arts, noting that programs featuring performers who look like the students are crucial and that…
The Flint Voter Guide 2026 lists Sheldon Neeley as the incumbent candidate for Flint Mayor, with Tonya Burns as another candidate on the ballot, plus write-ins Linda Anthony and Daron Rice.
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Sheldon Andre Neeley was born on September 20, 1968, in Flint, Michigan, to Marva and Sam Neeley, and grew up in the city, finishing Flint Northern High School in 1986. He holds an associate degree from Delta College and later studied at Saginaw Valley State University.
For 27 years he was a broadcast technician at WJRT-TV12, and until 2020 he was local union president of the National Association of Broadcast Employees and Technicians-Communication Workers of America.
Flint Community Schools employed him for ten years as a work experience counselor, and he spent four years as chief executive of the Flint Inner City Junior Golf League, which his father founded.
After losing a 2001 bid, Neeley won the 6th Ward seat on the Flint City Council in 2005, becoming the first African-American council member from that ward, and won reelection in 2009 and 2013; his colleagues chose him as council vice president in 2005, 2006 and 2007.
He also ran for mayor in 2007 and 2009, losing both times in the nonpartisan primary. Winning the 34th district seat in the Michigan House of Representatives in 2014 with more than 90% of the general election vote, he won again in 2016 and 2018 and sat in the House from 2015 to 2019.
His wife, Cynthia, won the seat after he left it.
In the 2019 mayoral race Neeley advanced from the August 6 primary and defeated incumbent Karen Weaver in the November 5 general election by 7,082 votes to 6,877, resigning his House seat to take office. That first term ran three years. In 2022, with the endorsement of Governor Whitmer of Michigan, he led the August 2 primary with 48.8% and defeated Weaver again in November, 11,692 votes to 10,411.
Neeley is running for reelection in the 2026 Flint mayoral election. After the August 4 primary, he advanced to the November 3 general election, where his opponent is Tonya Burns, a city councilor representing the 6th Ward.
